This is for an assignment where I had to design a bulletin board for my future classroom. I chose Julius Caesar to present to a 10th grade English class.

1. Julius Caesar
Bulletin and Lesson
Kimberly Uribe
10th Grade
English
“Julius Caesar Today”

2. Bulletin Board

3. Lesson
Students will read each act out loud and discuss plot, questions they may have, characters, vocabulary, and connections
to other pieces of literature, art, films, and current events. Discussion will also include an overview, summary, and analysis of the
major speeches, motifs, foreshadows, and character developments.
• Hands on activity 1: Students will be assigned groups according to one of the play’s characters. They will design a Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr (other social media sites may be used) for their assigned character on a poster or actually make the
account. They must include the character’s personal information (relationship status, age, interests, “likes”, their “bio”, etc),
locations, 2 or more events the character attended, friends, at least 4 drawings/photos, 3 actions or things they did all as “posts”
that each assigned character would have on their profile.
This will help their understanding of the characters and their roles in the development of the play’s plot. As well as
making connections to modern times, the relationships between characters, and using their knowledge of the play to make in depth
profiles. As well as them using the modern interpretations and allusion, such as the allusion seen on the board to John Green’s “The
Fault in Our Stars”. Making connections will help them relate and allude to other works.
• Hands on activity 2: Separate students into two groups. Give them a word bank with scenes, speeches, and characters. They must
act out, as in charades, the topic they got to the groups. The groups must figure out, decide on an answer, and write on a small
white board their answer. Correct answers will be tallied. An optional incentive or participation grade can be used according to
their effort and knowledge of the play.
This will help them incorporate their knowledge of the play into acting out topics that require the interaction of other
students and their knowledge of the play as well. This is an interactive activity that will be require them to know the material and
discuss possible options with their peers. This relates to the acting that would be seen in the films of “Julius Caesar” and other films
with similar plots. The students will be making their own decisions on how the acting should be done and portrayed.